ABIGAIL RETHWISCH
ABIGAIL
RETHWISCH
Soprano
R
A
"Abigail Rethwisch’s fearsome vocal power and range served the character of the Controller well, and she seemed to summon the storm with her voice. Her character’s strange attachment to the Refugee—she wants him to gaze adoringly only at her—and her fierce jealousy when he mingles with the travelers brings a touch of menace to the proceedings, and her virtuosic “mad scene” in the second act is both technically glorious and frightening. "
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
In the 2024 - 2025 Season, Abigail returns to The Metropolitan Opera and Columbus Symphony and makes a debuts with the LA Opera and Cedar Rapids Opera.
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November 2024
Los Angeles Opera
ROMEO ET JULIETTE
Juliette (Cover)
CINDERELLA
Cinderella
Cedar Rapids Opera
January 2025
The Metropolitan Opera
DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE
Papagena (Cover)
March/April 2025
ABIGAIL RETURNS TO THE DALLAS OPERA
Abigail will be returning to The Dallas Opera to sing the role of Controller in Jonathan Dove's Flight. She just closed a successful run of the same production with Utah Opera, and is excited to join many wonderful colleagues at the Winspear Opera House!
ABIGAIL JOINS THE ROSTER OF THE MET
Abigail will join the roster of The Metropolitan Opera in the Spring of 2022 to cover the role of Meretaten in Philip Glass' Akhnaten, in Phelim McDermott's iconic production.
“Most of the roles, though indelible, aren’t showy. Opera star Anna Sørensen, played to near perfection by soprano Abigail Rethwisch, is an exception: She glitters gloriously in the opera-within-the-opera, delivers a warm and heartfelt plea for peace at the battle front, and mines the profound emotions of a woman longing for a normal life.”
UTAH ARTS REVIEW